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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Child S1SPITTS · Paducah, KY · September 14, 1985

Date
September 14, 1985 · 16:27 local
Place
Paducah, KY
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N30BL
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85FA276
Reported as
Child S1SPITTS
Reported engine
Lycoming HO360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Entered an inverted spin and impacted ground. No record of inverted spin training. Fuel pump overhauled improperly.

As the FAA filed it

ENTERED AN INVERTED SPIN AND IMPACTED GROUND. NO RECORD OF INVERTED SPIN TRAINING. FUEL PUMP OVERHAULED IMPROPERLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.